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Private Schools in Decatur, GA

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Montessori School At Emory	Private, Nonsectarian	PK, KG-8	3021 N Decatur Rd	Decatur	30033	DeKalb County	(404) 634-5777	157	9	9.5	42 (26.8%)	21 (13.4%)	6 (3.8%)	8 (5.1%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.5%)
The Ferguson School	Private, Christian (no specific denomination)	K-3	308 Clairemont Ave	Decatur	30030	DeKalb County	(678) 221-4602	12	1	8.5	0 (0.0%)	12 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)
The Friends School Of Atlanta	Private, Friends	PK, KG-8	862 Columbia Dr	Decatur	30030	DeKalb County	(404) 373-8746	174	39	3.8	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)
The Loom School	Private, Nonsectarian	K-8	1894 Ludovie Ln	Decatur	30033	DeKalb County	(470) 891-5825	27	4	6.2	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)
Decatur 1st United Methodist Preschool & Kindergar	Private, Methodist	PK-K	312 Sycamore St	Decatur	30030	DeKalb County	(404) 377-5784
Decatur Presbyterian Children's Community	Private, Presbyterian	PK-K	205 Sycamore St	Decatur	30030	DeKalb County	(404) 378-1770	97	4	3.0	8 (8.2%)	2 (2.1%)	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)
Green Pastures Christian School	Private, Christian (no specific denomination)	PK, KG-7	5455 Flat Shoals Pkwy	Decatur	30034	DeKalb County	(770) 987-8121	22	3	4.3	0 (0.0%)	13 (59.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)
Greenforest McCalep Christian Academy	Private, Baptist	PK, KG-12	3250 Rainbow Dr	Decatur	30034	DeKalb County	(404) 486-6737	100	17	5.5	0 (0.0%)	92 (92.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)
The Waldorf School Of Atlanta	Private, Nonsectarian	PK, KG-8	827 Kirk Rd	Decatur	30030	DeKalb County	(404) 527-4298	217	36	5.3	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)
Threshold Community Program	Private, Nonsectarian	8-12	3516 Covington Hwy	Decatur	30032	DeKalb County	(404) 308-8548	14	17	.8	9 (64.3%)	3 (21.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (7.1%)
Academe Of The Oaks	Private, Nonsectarian	9-12	146 New St	Decatur	30030	DeKalb County	(404) 405-2173	80	8	10.0	46 (57.5%)	19 (23.8%)	9 (11.3%)	6 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)
The Hirsch Academy	Private, Nonsectarian	K-8	705 S Candler St	Decatur	30030	DeKalb County	(404) 378-9706	23	12	1.9	16 (69.6%)	4 (17.4%)	3 (13.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)
Kreative Kids Academy	Private, Seventh-Day Adventist	PK-K	6007 Covington Hwy	Decatur	30035	DeKalb County	(770) 323-7599
Hess Academy	Private, Nonsectarian	PK, KG-8	611 Medlock Rd	Decatur	30033	DeKalb County	(678) 308-6380	89	19	4.1	56 (62.9%)	5 (5.6%)	2 (2.2%)	2 (2.2%)	9 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.6%)
Global Village Project	Private, Nonsectarian, Girls	6-8	205 Sycamore St	Decatur	30030	DeKalb County	(404) 371-0107	39	8	5.0	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (97.4%)
New Life Christian Academy Of Achievers	Private, Christian (no specific denomination)	PK, KG-8	3592 Flat Shoals Rd	Decatur	30034	DeKalb County	(404) 241-0659
21 Century Stem Academy	Private, Nonsectarian	K-10	1549 Clairmont Rd Ste 103	Decatur	30033	DeKalb County	(404) 343-2447
Arbor Montessori School	Private, Nonsectarian	PK, KG-8	2998 Lavista Rd	Decatur	30033	DeKalb County	(404) 321-9304	283	17	9.3	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)
Kilombo Academic & Cult. Inst.	Private, Nonsectarian	PK, KG-8	1879 Columbia Dr Ste B	Decatur	30032	DeKalb County	(404) 288-0048	34	5	5.9	0 (0.0%)	32 (94.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)
Montessori Academy	Private, Nonsectarian	PK-K	189 Sams St Ste A	Decatur	30030	DeKalb County	(404) 320-0400
Rainbow Academy Of Learning	Private, Nonsectarian	PK-K	4177 Rainbow Dr	Decatur	30034	DeKalb County	(404) 534-9379
Shekinah Glory Christian Academy	Private, Christian (no specific denomination)	PK, KG-5	6087 Covington Hwy	Decatur	30035	DeKalb County	(770) 808-4647	30	4	3.5	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)
St Thomas More Catholic School	Private, Roman Catholic	PK, KG-8	630 W Ponce De Leon Ave	Decatur	30030	DeKalb County	(404) 373-8456	460	34	12.5	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)
Wings Of A Dove Christian Preparatory Academy	Private, Christian (no specific denomination)	PK, KG-6	5440 Covington Hwy	Decatur	30035	DeKalb County	(678) 418-3209	85	4	14.2	0 (0.0%)	31 (36.5%)	26 (30.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)
Camp Jewell House Academy	Private, Christian (no specific denomination)	K-12	5271 Snapfinger Woods Dr	Decatur	30035	DeKalb County	(678) 418-7703
St Peter Claver Regional Catholic School	Private, Roman Catholic	K-8	2560 Tilson Rd	Decatur	30032	DeKalb County	(404) 241-3063	131	50	2.6	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)
Basix Knowledge Academy	Private, Nonsectarian		2941 Columbia Dr	Decatur	30034	DeKalb County	(404) 289-8106	100	10	10.0	56 (56.0%)	14 (14.0%)	28 (28.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)
Cambridge Academy	Private, Nonsectarian	PK, KG-5	2780 Flat Shoals Rd	Decatur	30034	DeKalb County	(404) 241-1321	85	5	9.0	0 (0.0%)	45 (52.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)
Hoke McNeal Academy	Private, Christian (no specific denomination)	PK, KG-5	3810 Waldrop Rd	Decatur	30034	DeKalb County	(404) 635-8354	31	8	2.4	0 (0.0%)	19 (61.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)
Howard Scholars Academy	Private, Nonsectarian	PK, KG-12	5271 Snapfinger Woods Dr	Decatur	30035	DeKalb County	(678) 594-3941	66	4	16.2	0 (0.0%)	62 (93.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.5%)

Cities Near Decatur

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Ellenwood	2.85 mi	6	345^th
Atlanta	3.17 mi	149	243^rd
Lithonia	3.4 mi	21	324^th
Stone Mountain	4.54 mi	22	279^th
Avondale Estates	5 mi	4	85^th

See the top GA Georgia cities

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Georgia Department of Education.

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School								Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
Montessori School At Emory	Private, Nonsectarian	PK, KG-8	3021 N Decatur Rd	Decatur	30033	DeKalb County	(404) 634-5777	157	9	9.5		42 (26.8%)	21 (13.4%)	6 (3.8%)	8 (5.1%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.5%)
The Ferguson School	Private, Christian (no specific denomination)	K-3	308 Clairemont Ave	Decatur	30030	DeKalb County	(678) 221-4602	12	1	8.5		0 (0.0%)	12 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)
The Friends School Of Atlanta	Private, Friends	PK, KG-8	862 Columbia Dr	Decatur	30030	DeKalb County	(404) 373-8746	174	39	3.8		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)
The Loom School	Private, Nonsectarian	K-8	1894 Ludovie Ln	Decatur	30033	DeKalb County	(470) 891-5825	27	4	6.2		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)
Decatur 1st United Methodist Preschool & Kindergar	Private, Methodist	PK-K	312 Sycamore St	Decatur	30030	DeKalb County	(404) 377-5784
Decatur Presbyterian Children's Community	Private, Presbyterian	PK-K	205 Sycamore St	Decatur	30030	DeKalb County	(404) 378-1770	97	4	3.0		8 (8.2%)	2 (2.1%)	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)
Green Pastures Christian School	Private, Christian (no specific denomination)	PK, KG-7	5455 Flat Shoals Pkwy	Decatur	30034	DeKalb County	(770) 987-8121	22	3	4.3		0 (0.0%)	13 (59.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)
Greenforest McCalep Christian Academy	Private, Baptist	PK, KG-12	3250 Rainbow Dr	Decatur	30034	DeKalb County	(404) 486-6737	100	17	5.5		0 (0.0%)	92 (92.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)
The Waldorf School Of Atlanta	Private, Nonsectarian	PK, KG-8	827 Kirk Rd	Decatur	30030	DeKalb County	(404) 527-4298	217	36	5.3		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)
Threshold Community Program	Private, Nonsectarian	8-12	3516 Covington Hwy	Decatur	30032	DeKalb County	(404) 308-8548	14	17	.8		9 (64.3%)	3 (21.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (7.1%)
Academe Of The Oaks	Private, Nonsectarian	9-12	146 New St	Decatur	30030	DeKalb County	(404) 405-2173	80	8	10.0		46 (57.5%)	19 (23.8%)	9 (11.3%)	6 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)
The Hirsch Academy	Private, Nonsectarian	K-8	705 S Candler St	Decatur	30030	DeKalb County	(404) 378-9706	23	12	1.9		16 (69.6%)	4 (17.4%)	3 (13.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)
Kreative Kids Academy	Private, Seventh-Day Adventist	PK-K	6007 Covington Hwy	Decatur	30035	DeKalb County	(770) 323-7599
Hess Academy	Private, Nonsectarian	PK, KG-8	611 Medlock Rd	Decatur	30033	DeKalb County	(678) 308-6380	89	19	4.1		56 (62.9%)	5 (5.6%)	2 (2.2%)	2 (2.2%)	9 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.6%)
Global Village Project	Private, Nonsectarian, Girls	6-8	205 Sycamore St	Decatur	30030	DeKalb County	(404) 371-0107	39	8	5.0		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (97.4%)
New Life Christian Academy Of Achievers	Private, Christian (no specific denomination)	PK, KG-8	3592 Flat Shoals Rd	Decatur	30034	DeKalb County	(404) 241-0659
21 Century Stem Academy	Private, Nonsectarian	K-10	1549 Clairmont Rd Ste 103	Decatur	30033	DeKalb County	(404) 343-2447
Arbor Montessori School	Private, Nonsectarian	PK, KG-8	2998 Lavista Rd	Decatur	30033	DeKalb County	(404) 321-9304	283	17	9.3		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)
Kilombo Academic & Cult. Inst.	Private, Nonsectarian	PK, KG-8	1879 Columbia Dr Ste B	Decatur	30032	DeKalb County	(404) 288-0048	34	5	5.9		0 (0.0%)	32 (94.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)
Montessori Academy	Private, Nonsectarian	PK-K	189 Sams St Ste A	Decatur	30030	DeKalb County	(404) 320-0400
Rainbow Academy Of Learning	Private, Nonsectarian	PK-K	4177 Rainbow Dr	Decatur	30034	DeKalb County	(404) 534-9379
Shekinah Glory Christian Academy	Private, Christian (no specific denomination)	PK, KG-5	6087 Covington Hwy	Decatur	30035	DeKalb County	(770) 808-4647	30	4	3.5		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)
St Thomas More Catholic School	Private, Roman Catholic	PK, KG-8	630 W Ponce De Leon Ave	Decatur	30030	DeKalb County	(404) 373-8456	460	34	12.5		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)
Wings Of A Dove Christian Preparatory Academy	Private, Christian (no specific denomination)	PK, KG-6	5440 Covington Hwy	Decatur	30035	DeKalb County	(678) 418-3209	85	4	14.2		0 (0.0%)	31 (36.5%)	26 (30.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)
Camp Jewell House Academy	Private, Christian (no specific denomination)	K-12	5271 Snapfinger Woods Dr	Decatur	30035	DeKalb County	(678) 418-7703
St Peter Claver Regional Catholic School	Private, Roman Catholic	K-8	2560 Tilson Rd	Decatur	30032	DeKalb County	(404) 241-3063	131	50	2.6		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)
Basix Knowledge Academy	Private, Nonsectarian		2941 Columbia Dr	Decatur	30034	DeKalb County	(404) 289-8106	100	10	10.0		56 (56.0%)	14 (14.0%)	28 (28.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)
Cambridge Academy	Private, Nonsectarian	PK, KG-5	2780 Flat Shoals Rd	Decatur	30034	DeKalb County	(404) 241-1321	85	5	9.0		0 (0.0%)	45 (52.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)
Hoke McNeal Academy	Private, Christian (no specific denomination)	PK, KG-5	3810 Waldrop Rd	Decatur	30034	DeKalb County	(404) 635-8354	31	8	2.4		0 (0.0%)	19 (61.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)
Howard Scholars Academy	Private, Nonsectarian	PK, KG-12	5271 Snapfinger Woods Dr	Decatur	30035	DeKalb County	(678) 594-3941	66	4	16.2		0 (0.0%)	62 (93.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.5%)